District Leader, PNW
Job in
Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois, 60065, USA
Listed on 2026-07-12
Listing for:
Crate & Barrel
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-12
Job specializations:
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Management
Retail & Store Manager, Operations Management, Area Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
By closely monitoring district trends and financial performance, the District Leader provides strategic insights and feedback to corporate, helping to refine processes and enhance profitability. They coach and hold associates accountable to achieve peak performance, develop talent for future leadership roles, and design recruiting strategies to maintain a strong pipeline of both internal and external candidates.
+ This is a people leader role
+ This position can be based out of:
Oregon, West Coast-Washington, or Colorado
A day in the life as a District Leader...
+ Inspire teams to increase sales year over year by ensuring a selling culture, leading and executing a selling focused organization and sales performance incentives
+ Leverage business acumen, reporting and store visits to assess districts of opportunity, prioritize and determine root causes
+ Support your teams to problem solve and build solution-based action plans
+ Bring leadership decisions to life, supporting efforts and initiatives across all business channels
+ Demonstrate curiosity by understanding feedback from various business channels and customers in order to deliver exceptional customer service
+ Maintain awareness and strong understanding of the associate talent and expertise in the district in order to leverage skills, training, and mentorship across stores
+ Set a high bar for exceptional performance and lead performance management standards to ensure strong associates are recognized and that issues are identified, coached and challenged
+ Be present in stores. Build trust, be approachable and maintain an open door so that associates feel comfortable sharing their feedback. Respond to issues and feedback with urgency and care
+ Proactively assess the store leadership team, and support the store leader to develop all associates and create a bench for key roles
+ Maintain an understanding of competitors across your district and anticipate trends and opportunities to increase business
+ Provide feedback to improve processes and standards and drive profitability with a focus toward innovation and growth
+ Approach strategy changes and rollouts thoughtfully and anticipate potential issues based on knowledge of your stores and propose solutions to overcome any obstacles
+ Provide subject matter expertise on store-relevant projects
+ Partner with the Regional Director and store leaders on strategic decision-making and ongoing feedback for continuous improvement
What you'll bring to the table...
+ Ability to travel 80% of the time
+ Ability to view the business with big picture thinking and local action, demonstrating initiative and courage
+ Ability to assess a situation and form a strategic plan that solves root causes
+ Proven success in developing associates' skills and fostering and developing a talent bench within complex business operations
+ Passion to be the best and a track record of driving business results and achieving goals
+ A sense of personal style with a discerning eye and passion for design and home furnishings
+ Ability to manage change, shifting quickly as business evolves.
We'd love to hear from you if you have...
+ 5+ years of retail leadership experience including at least 2 years multi-unit experience
+
Experience with $50 million+ volume strongly preferred
Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as "the Company". The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a…
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